Metro Homicide Lt. Richard Meyers speaks during a news conference at Metro Police headquarters Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Meyers announced an arrest in the homicide of 2-year-old Amari Nicholson.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 6 p.m.
A 2-year-old boy reported missing this month is dead, and his mother’s boyfriend was booked today on a count of murder, Metro Police Lt. Richard Meyers said this evening.
It wasn’t clear how Amari Nicholson was slain or if his body has been recovered.
Terrell Rhodes — who fought with officers while being taken into custody, briefly getting hold of an officer’s gun — is being held at the Clark County Detention Center on a count of murder.
Meyers, who left abruptly without taking questions, citing an active investigation, did not share additional details.
Amari’s disappearance from an extended-stay hotel, located at 3684 Paradise Road just east of the Las Vegas Strip, garnered widespread community attention, including media interviews with Rhodes, 27, who told reporters that the boy was picked up by someone claiming to be a family member.
Metro dispatched “all available resources,” including its homicide unit, Meyers said.
Booking and court appearance information for Rhodes wasn't available through online logs this evening.
A screen grab of a Metro Police video shows the arrest of 27-year-old Terrell Rhodes Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Rhodes is accused of killing his girlfriend's 2-year-old son, Amari Nicholson, who was reported missing on May 5.
